Part I: Global Citizenship
Link for this section: Global Kids Connect.org
1)What is global citizenship?
2) What are 5 steps students/kids can take to become global citizens?
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Part II: What is your human footprint?
Link for this section: Human Footprint
Click on each of the icons at the top of the page to get an idea about the impact of your
human footprint, and the impact of other humans across the globe.
How many eggs do you eat each week? ____________
Which country consumes the most eggs per lifetime according to the website? _____
How many? _______
How many eggs do hens produce each year to meet the world’s consumption needs?
___________
*Click on the “Look Behind the Scenes” tab and watch the video*
How many newspapers/magazines do you read each week? ________
Which country reads the most newspapers per lifetime? ________
How many does the U.S. read? _______ How many trees does this take?
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*Click on the “Look Behind the Scenes” tab and watch the video*
How many glasses of milk do you drink each week? ________
Which country consumes the most milk per lifetime according to the website? _____
How much? _______
How many cows are hard at work each day in the U.S. providing milk to meet our
consumption needs? ____
*Click on the “Look Behind the Scenes” tab and watch the video*
How many miles does your family drive each day? ______
What is the U.S. average per lifetime? _______ How many times could your family drive
around the planet? _____
*Click on the “Look Behind the Scenes” tab and watch the video*
How many bananas do you eat each week? ______ What is the U.K.’s average
per lifetime? ____
How many square miles would a year’s supply of bananas for the U.S. take up?
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*Click on the “Look Behind the Scenes” tab and watch the video*
How many cans of soda do you drink each week? _______
How many homes can be powered by the number of soda cans recycled by Americans
each year? _______
*Click on the “Look Behind the Scenes” tab and watch the video*
How many showers do you take each week? _______ What is your lifetime
average? ______
What is the U.S. average? _______
*Click on the “Look Behind the Scenes” tab and watch the video*
How many potatoes do you eat each week? _____ What is the lifetime average
for the U.K.? ___
Ireland’s yearly harvest only supplies a lifetime of potato consumption for how many
Americans? _____
Just to give you a frame of reference...almost 319 million people live in the U.S.!
*Click on the “Look Behind the Scenes” tab and watch the video*
How many diapers do you think a baby needs each day? ______
How many barrels of crude oil are needed to supply a lifetime supply of diapers for one
American? _____
How many tankers of crude oil are needed to make a year’s supply of diapers for the
U.S.? ______
*Click on the “Look Behind the Scenes” tab and watch the video*
How many slices of bread do you eat each day? _______
What is the average for your lifetime? ______ What is the average for the U.S.?
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*Click on the “Look Behind the Scenes” tab and watch the video*
Part III: Water and Sanitation
● Link for this section: Help a Child Reach 5
Watch the video, then read the information at the bottom of the page to help you answer
the questions below.
1)What simple act could help save lives?
2) What are the two most common causes of child death?
3) Each year, approximately how many children in India die before they reach the age of
five?
Part IV: Environment
● Link for this section: Sustainable Practices in Afghanistan
1)How is one of the poorest regions in Afghanistan teaching the world about
sustainability?
2) What are three things the group has done to support sustainable practices in
Afghanistan?
● Link for this section: Land Degradation
1)What causes land degradation?
2) What is land degradation?
3) What are two effects of deforestation?
4) “To build a city or community, laborers first tame the land you want to build on. This
could involve_________________, stripping _________ and __________, flattening
__________ and other ____________________.
5) “All of the garbage and sewage created by people on a daily basis has to go
somewhere. And countless businesses depend on resources that, when used, release
___________. Whether it’s the _______________to power a machine, the treatment of
leather with ____________or the use of mercury to_____________, a lot of pollutants
find their way into __________, ___________, and ___________.
6) How is farming harmful to land?
7) Over time, a once-vibrant stretch of land can come to look like a ______________.
8) If all countries practiced sustainable land management, how much money per year
could be added to the global economy?
● Link for this section: Eliminating Plastic Bags in Rwanda
1)How long has Rwanda been plastic bag free?
2)What percentage of the people in Rwanda live in poverty?
3)Rwanda is recovering from one of the worst genocides in history. How many people
were killed within just a few months?
4)Why did Rwanda commit to eliminating plastic bags?
Watch the video about Kigali, Rwanda, which is considered one of the cleanest
cities in Africa.
5) Rwanda’s goal is to become the first country in the world to
___________________________.
6) How many metric tons of trash makes it to oceans each year?
● Link for this section: Climate Change
1)Describe climate change and Nigeria’s current environmental crisis.
● Link for this section: Desertification
Watch the video on desertification and answer the questions below.
1)What is desertification?
2) How many years can it take for 2.5 cm of soil to form?
3) Desertification is not a natural process. It is caused by __________________.
4)How much land is threatened by desertification? _______________
5) What weakens the living organisms responsible for soil fertility?
6) How does regular plowing destroy soil?
7) How do deforestation and overgrazing negatively impact the earth?
8)How many hectares of land is lost each year?
9)Desertification does not just affect Africa. How many countries throughout the world
are currently threatened by desertification?
10)How many tons of cereal is lost because of desertification?
11)List 2-3 ways that humans can slow the effects of desertification.
12) According to the United Nations, how can agroecology help the world?
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